many do not.
I do not run any AV software on my mac, never have.
If you must use AV software do not use the run and scan all the time
kind, only, the run it when you want to check a specific file kind.
Never run any software from a web site that you don't completely trust.
Do not for any reason run something called "Mac Defender" it is a
Trojan horse malware program that claims to AV software.
Some like ClamAV but there others.
You can find many types of usually trustworthy software at www.macupdate.com
or www.versiontracker.com.
Dave
PS: never install Norton AV on a Mac
On Jun 2, 2011, at 2:41 PM, ART SEARLE wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Being new to Mac, from what I've read from this group's messages is
> that is it a good idea to have an antivirus program installed for
> scanning suspicious or unknown source files. Where can I get test
> information and recommendations on anti-virus programs for the
> MacBook?
>
> 73, Art, W2NRA
>
>
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